RVW Furniture

New design-duo RVW combines Swedish heritage with meticulous detailing for beautifully modern furniture

by Richard Prime Shunning flashiness and gimmickery, Malmö, Sweden-based furniture brand RVW stands for “consistency in creation” while preserving Swedish furniture heritage. Founders Johannes Herbertsson and Jonas Nordgren explore the history of material use to slowly develop products which will stand the test of time and look good while doing so. The resulting beautifully-formed pieces demonstrate a borderline obsessive attention to detail with refined surfaces …

Quicktake: Rodarte Exhibit

Cooper-Hewitt curator Gregory Krum on how the Rodarte sisters work together, installing the show, and their many influences

by Anna Carnick Opening tomorrow, “Quicktake: Rodarte” at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum presents an installation celebrating one of fashion’s current dream teams, Rodarte. Sisters Laura and Kate Mulleavy started the label as a passion project, but their experimental, conceptual collections, each more daring than the last, have garnered acclaim among the upper echelons of fashion and on indie blogs alike. Born of eclectic and often …

Don’t Move Here

Wieden+Kennedy's new online video series documents Portland's thriving music scene

by Adrienne So Wieden+Kennedy’s latest venture, an online video and radio portal dubbed WK+Entertainment, puts the advertising giant into the content production game. Among the offerings, the web series “Don’t Move Here” documents Portland’s ever-blossoming music scene in video. Helmed by writer, curator and director Aaron Rose, who’s behind the acclaimed film “Beautiful Losers,” the project features concert footage and interviews by WK’s Shayla Hason, …